The survival of all 17 aboard a mammoth C-5 Galaxy that crashed yesterday near Dover AFB, Del., is “a miracle, an absolute miracle,” Lt. Col. Mark Ruse, base civil engineer, told reporters yesterday. According to the Baltimore Sun, the C-5 was hauling jet fuel bound for Kuwait. Speculation on the cause of the crash includes engine failure from bird ingestion, but base officials said that would be just one factor considered during the accident investigation. Images of the crash site show the six-story tall, almost football field-long aircraft broken into three pieces, which the aircraft is designed to do, said a base mechanic in a Delaware News Journal report with ample local color. Another News Journal article offers analysis by former C-5 pilots.
Hawaii F-22s Wrap Up Deployment to Japan
April 9, 2021
F-22s and Airmen from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, forward deployed to Japan for almost one month to train with Japanese and U.S. Marine Corps aircraft as part of a “dynamic force employment” operation. The Raptors from the Active-duty 19th Fighter Squadron and Air National Guard 199th Fighter Squadron deployed…